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ABC News Terri Schiavo Poll, March 2005 (ICPSR 4320)

Principal Investigator(s):ABC News

Summary:

This poll was conducted in response to the controversy
regarding the cessation of life support for Florida resident Terri
Schiavo. Respondents were asked whether or not they had been following
the case and if they supported or opposed the decision to remove the
feeding tube. They were also asked if federal courts should be
involved in this case, if Congress should get involved in similar
cases, and whether politicians were more concerned for Schiavo or for
gaining political advantage. The survey also contained questions about
whether re... (more info)

This poll was conducted in response to the controversy
regarding the cessation of life support for Florida resident Terri
Schiavo. Respondents were asked whether or not they had been following
the case and if they supported or opposed the decision to remove the
feeding tube. They were also asked if federal courts should be
involved in this case, if Congress should get involved in similar
cases, and whether politicians were more concerned for Schiavo or for
gaining political advantage. The survey also contained questions about
whether respondents would want to be kept alive if in a similar
situation, if the case caused them to have discussions with friends
and family regarding their wishes, and if any friends or family had
passed away after terminating life support. Other information
collected included political party affiliation, political philosophy,
religious affiliation, and gender.

Universe:
Persons aged 18 and over living in households with
telephones in the contiguous 48 United States.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Additional information about sampling, interviewing,
and sampling error may be found in the codebook.

Methodology

Sample:
Households were selected by random-digit dialing. Within
households, the respondent selected was the adult living in the
household who last had a birthday and who was home at the time of
the interview.